House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
To authorize the National Science Foundation to establish regional centers for the purpose of plant genome and gene expression research and development and international research partnerships for the advancement of plant biotechnology in the developing world.
Sponsor: Rep. Nick Smith R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 5, 2001
- Committee actionMar 20, 2002
- Passed HouseMay 14, 2002 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2002 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2051.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2051, A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to establish regional centers for the purpose of plant genome and gene expression research and development and international research partnerships for the advancement of plant biotech” on April 4, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on March 20, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 4, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13583
- CBO publication date
- April 4, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2051, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2051
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ba8f1ecf745ac2b48d1e99f5452902f47146862b5bb4456d175362a051326139
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2051, A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to establish regional centers for the purpose of plant genome and gene expression research and development and international research partnerships for the advancement of plant biotech” on April 4, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on March 20, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 4, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13583
- CBO publication date
- April 4, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2051, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2051
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ba8f1ecf745ac2b48d1e99f5452902f47146862b5bb4456d175362a051326139
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 107-422 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on April 30, 2002.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 30, 2002 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/422
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2051, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2051
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ba8f1ecf745ac2b48d1e99f5452902f47146862b5bb4456d175362a051326139
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R. 4664, which became Public Law 107-368 on 12/19/2002.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2051, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2051
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ba8f1ecf745ac2b48d1e99f5452902f47146862b5bb4456d175362a051326139
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nick Smith.
- H.R. 4664 (107th) National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002
- H.R. 256 (107th) To extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
- H.R. 1914 (107th) To extend for 4 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
- H.Con.Res. 108 (107th) Honoring the National Science Foundation for 50 years of service to the Nation.
- H.R. 3400 (107th) Networking and Information Technology Research Advancement Act
- H.R. 4548 (107th) To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 with respect to firefighter assistance.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.